Washboard.



E. W. CLINCHARD.

WASHBOAHD.

APPLICATION HLED DEC. 3, 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

EDWARD W. CLINCHARD, or SEDRO WOOLLEY, wAsiirnc'roiv.

WASHBOARD. 7

Specification a Letters ma.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application filed December 3, 1913. Serial No. 804,504.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. CLINOH- ARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sedro WVoolley, in the county of ,Skagit and State of lVashington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Wash boards and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of this character with a soap receiving receptacle communicating with the rubbing surface ofthe board so that the requisite amount of suds may be conducted to the clothes in the operation of rubbing them on the board without unduly wearing the soap away.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character so constructed that the reinforcing parts of the rubbing surface or board are utilized to space the same fromthe back ofthe legs, to retain the board in, proper position and to form an inclined soap ledge which directs the drippings of the soap thereon to a receptacle having apertures opening onto the rubbing surface of thejboard.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying draw? ing, which forms a part of this application,

and in whiche- Figure 1 isa front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View onthe line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 38 ofllig. l. Fig. 4E isa rear View of the rubbing plate showing the inwhich arelongitudinally groovedat their sides, as shown at 3,t0 receive the rubbing board 4: andare connected. together at their upper and lower ends by a cross piece 5. The'rubbing board is constructed preferably of a piece of'metal but may be made of any suitable material, such as procelain, glass or the like and is provided at its'upper edges with right angular flanges 6 and 7, the lat ter being of a width equaling the width of the grooves so as to hold thefront of the rubbing surface against the front wall of the surface and forms with the flange: 6, the

cross piece v5 and the legs 1 a receptacle for soap. The flange 6 is notched adjacent its ends, as shown at 9, to permit the rear edge thereoffto extend back of the back board and to allow for the oflset caused by the groove 3. The flange 6 is also in clined from its outer'edge to the center of the upper part so as to direct the drippings from the soap toward the chamber 10 which is constructed by placing a casing 11 on the rear of the rubbing board and forming an opening in the flange 6 to receive the casing. The casing is provided with an inclined bottom 12 and the front of the rubbing board has apertures 13 formed therein to permit ingress of the water into'the chamber and the egress of the soap suds therefrom. Suitable, remov able securing devices, such as bolts, screws or the like, as indicated at 1-1, are passed through the legs 1 and2 and through the lower end of the rubbing board so. as to prevent the v legs from separating, the rubbing board in this instance serving in the capacity of a bridge piece which is commonly used.

What is claimed is Ina wash board, a pair of supporting legs having longitudinal grooves therein, a rubbing board arranged Within the grooves between the supporting legs and provided in its central'upper portion with apertures, flanges upon the'upper and loweredges of said rubbing board for holding the face of the rubbing board against the front wall of said grooves, the upper. of said flanges r being extended to the rear edge of the supflange and over the openings in the rubbing porting legs to form a supporting ledge and board as and for the purpose set forth. 10

inclined'from its opposite ends in a direc- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature tion toward its center and provided in its in presence of two witnesses.

7 horizontal central portion'with anopening, 7 EDWARD W. CLINCHARD.

a casing open on its face and top haying WVitnes'ses:

an inclined. bottom and closed sides and CHAs. E. TOWN,

beck securedin the openin'gin the upper EARL H. CLINOHARD.

flopies'ot'tlfis patent may be obtai ned for five cents'each, by addressing the C'ommissioner of Patents,

- Washington, .D. C. 

